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Ministry of Finance
33.66 crore Accounts Opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana  as on 26.12.2018
As apprised by banks, as on 26.12.2018, there are 33.66 crore accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana . Out of these accounts, 28.16 crore PMJDY accounts are operative accounts.
Accounts could be closed by banks on request of concerned customers. Further, vide, Reserve Bank of India ’s Master Circular on Know Your Customer  Norms, dated 1.7.2015, banks are permitted to close an account in phased manner in case of non-furnishing of required KYC information and /or non-cooperation by the customer, after issuing due notice to the customer.
Number of PMJDY accounts closed is not centrally monitored. However, cumulative number of existing PMJDY accounts monitored by this Department, shows that the number of these accounts has increased since launch of the scheme.
PMJDY accounts are “Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account”  in nature and as per extant guidelines, there is no requirement for maintaining minimum balance in such accounts. Accordingly, no penalty is imposed on PMJDY accounts for non-maintenance of minimum balance.
This was stated by Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla, Minister of State for Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Law and Justice
ProBonoClub & Legal Aid Centre of Law College, organises a Mega Legal Awareness Drive in Dehradun
The drive comprised of Foot March & Nukkad Natak on the theme
“Say no to Drugs”
Under the aegis of Department of Justice’s NyayaBandhu, ProBonoClub & Legal Aid Centre of Law College Dehradun, Faculty of Uttaranchal University in Collaboration with Uttarakhand Police organised a Mega Legal Awareness Drive to mark One year of establishment of Pro Bono Club in the University.
The drive comprised of Foot March & Nukkad Natak on the theme “Say no to Drugs” consisting of around 25 police officers of Premnagar Police Station along with 50 Pro Bono Associates and local men.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
For the first time, Agri Exporters from the remote Districts of India connected to the international buyers from USA, the UAE, and Japan
Virtual trade fair organised by DGFT sees 197 exhibitors from the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh showcase their products to 300 visitors and importers from domestic and international buyers
DGFT conducts a Virtual Outreach Event “From India to the World” under Districts as Export Hubs
Under the Districts as Export Hubs initiative, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade  under Department of Commerce in partnership with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority  and Invest India conducted a 2 Day Virtual Outreach Event connecting exporters from the Districts to the buyers outside India. Following the opening ceremony, a virtual trade fair was held where 197 exhibitors participated from the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The event provided a platform to small sellers from areas earlier not known for exports, apart from large exporters from India. 28 stalls from Jammu and Kashmir and 5 from Ladakh were highlighted in the exhibition.
The virtual outreach event saw a footfall of over 300 visitors and importers from domestic and international buyers inclusive of the USA, the UAE, and Japan. Putting a spotlight on agricultural products under five categories namely spices and tea, food grains and agro-products, fruits and vegetables, dry fruits, and processed food, three buyer-seller interactive sessions were held with the support of Indian Embassies from the USA, the UAE, and Japan. Few leading supermarkets such as Spinney, Walmart, and Lulu also participated during the interactive sessions and showed keen interest in India’s agricultural products.
The event marked the beginning of a series of events to be held to boost India's exports and commemorate 75 years of India Independence under the Districts as Export Hubs initiative.
Department of Atomic Energy
Setting up of Neutrino Observatory
The Government of India has approved a project to build the India-based Neutrino Observatory  at Pottipuram in the Theni District of Tamil Nadu. Briefly, the project aims to set up a 51000 ton Iron Calorimeter  detector to observe naturally occurring atmospheric neutrinos in a cavern at the end of an approximately 2 km long tunnel in a mountain. This will help to reduce the noise from cosmic rays that is ever present over-ground and which would outnumber the rare neutrino interactions even in a detector as large as ICAL.
The INO project does not disturb the ecosystem around the site and does not release any radiation, as it does not have any radioactive substance. It measures cosmic rays.
There is no other neutrino detector anywhere in India at present. ICAL at INO would be the first of its type.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses happiness on the entire team of ASHA workers getting WHO Director-General's Global Health Leaders' award
(The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed his happiness for the entire team of ASHA workers receiving WHO Director-General's Global Health Leaders' award. Shri Modi said that ASHA workers are at forefront of ensuring a healthy India and their dedication and determination is admirable.
In response of tweet by World Health Organisation, the Prime Minister tweeted;
"Delighted that the entire team of ASHA workers have been conferred the @WHO Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award. Congratulations to all ASHA workers. They are at the forefront of ensuring a healthy India. Their dedication and determination is admirable."
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Steps Taken For Alleviation of Malnutrition
Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi Centers Taken Up
For alleviation of malnutrition, Government has announced Mission Poshan 2.0 to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition. Steps have been taken to improve nutritional quality and testing in accredited labs, strengthen delivery and leverage technology to improve governance. Government has advised States/UTs to ensure that the quality of supplementary nutrition conforms to prescribed standards laid down under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and regulations made there under. States/UTs have been advised to promote use of AYUSH systems for prevention of malnutrition and related diseases. A programme to support development of Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi centers to meet dietary diversity gap leveraging traditional knowledge in nutritional practices has also been taken up.
Government implements Anganwadi Services, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and Scheme for Adolescent Girls under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme  as targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country. The financial assistance provided to the States/UTs under these schemes during last year is at Annexure I, II and III respectively.
The overall under five mortality rate  has reduced from 74.0 as reported by 3rd National Family Health Survey report released in 2005-06 to 50.0 as 4th National Family Health Survey report released in 2015-16.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO VISIT ODISHA FROM MAY 4 TO 6
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha  from May 4 to 6, 2023.
On May 4, 2023, the President will lay the foundation stones for the Skill Training Hub and Community Centre at Pahadpur. Subsequently, she will visit Brahma Kumaris Centre, Hatbadra where she will launch the ‘Addiction Free Odisha’ campaign of Brahma Kumaris Centre. On the same evening, the President will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour by the Rairangpur Municipality at Rairangpur Stadium.
On May 5, 2023, the President will pay her tributes to Pt Raghunath Murmu on his birth anniversary. Later, she will visit Similipal Sanctuary.
On May 6, 2023, the President will grace the 12th convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University at Baripada.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate of conversion of the Foreign Currencies relating to Imported and Export Goods notified
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the notification of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs No.52/2019-CUSTOMS , dated 18th July, 2019 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 2nd August, 2019, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
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Australian Dollar
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48.65
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46.45
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Bahraini Dinar
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189.45
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177.60
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Canadian Dollar
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53.45
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51.55
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Chinese Yuan
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10.20
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9.85
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Danish Kroner
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10.40
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10.05
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EURO
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77.85
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74.95
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Hong Kong Dollar
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9.00
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8.65
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234.60
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219.85
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46.55
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44.40
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7.95
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85.40
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82.30
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19.50
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19.05
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17.85
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Singapore Dollar
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51.20
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49.40
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South African Rand
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5.00
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4.65
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Swedish Kroner
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7.25
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Swiss Franc
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70.70
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67.95
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Turkish Lira
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12.80
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19.45
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18.25
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US Dollar
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70.00
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68.30
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5.65
Ministry of Finance
Review of the Monthly Account of the Government of India up to the month of February 2019 for the Financial Year 2018-19
The Monthly Account of the Union Government of India up to the month of February 2019 for the Financial Year 2018-19 has been consolidated and reports published.
The highlights are given below:-
The Government of India has received Rs.13,37,340 crore  upto February 2019 comprising Rs. 10,93,923 crore Tax Revenue , Rs. 1,71,755 crore of Non Tax Revenue and Rs.71,662 crore of Non Debt Capital Receipts. Non Debt Capital Receipts consists of Recovery of Loans  and Disinvestment of PSUs .
Rs. 5,96,667 crore has been transferred to the State Governments as Devolution of Share of Taxes by Government of India up to this period which is Rs. 67,043 crore higher than the corresponding period of last year 2017-18.
Total Expenditure incurred by Government of India is Rs.21,88,839 crore , out of which Rs.19,15,303 crore is on Revenue Account and Rs.2,73,536 crore is on Capital Account. Out of the Total Revenue Expenditure, Rs.5,01,160 crore is on account of Interest Payments and Rs.2,63,868 crore is on account of Major Subsidies.
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Online Portal for BSNL Pensioners
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Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Govt reviews the progress made on implementation of SVAMITVA
Convergence with other Ministries/ Line Departments may be taken to strengthen Panchayati Raj institution: Shri Giriraj Singh
Ministers were briefed on status of implementation of schemes and programmes of the MoPR, several issues discussed
Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of Panchayati Raj & Rural Development and Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Minister of State for Panchayati Raj reviewed the progress made regarding implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme and e-Panchayat Programmes. Shri Giriraj Singh, opined that measures may be taken towards strengthening Panchayati Raj Institution through convergence with other Ministries/ Line Departments viz. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying; Ministry of Rural Development; Ministry of Jal Shakti; Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution etc.
With the upcoming 75th Independence Day Celebrations in 2022 , Minister of Panchayati Raj desired that the Gram Sabha meetings may be institutionalised, chalking out the broad level agendas/ focus areas of discussions in such meetings.
Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, MoS for Panchayati Raj brought forth his rich experience with Panchayati Raj institutions and underscored the need for Panchayats to raise their own revenues.
During the review meeting, issues relating to Operation & Maintenance Expenses under Central Finance Commission , porting of the relevant information concerning interventions of the line Ministries/Department to eGramSwaraj, collaborative efforts for enhancement and enrichment of MoPR’s portals/ dashboards like eGramSwaraj, Local Government Directory  etc. in terms of appropriate / essential content coverage on a regular basis, seeding of scheme implementation information with LGD codes to facilitate Gram Panchayat-wise aggregation, celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, convergence of MoPR programmes/ initiatives with schemes of various Line Departments such as Health & Family Welfare, Women & Child Development, Education, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry etc., scope of biometric attendance system at Gram Panchayat Bhavans, role / services of Common Services Centers  and Village Level Entrepreneurs were also discussed.
After taking charge of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj alongwith Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Minister of State for Panchayati Raj had taken briefings and reviewed various ongoing programmes, activities and initiatives of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on 9 July 2021 at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. During the introductory review meeting, Ministers were apprised on status of implementation of schemes and programmes of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Meeting was attended by all Senior Officers of the Ministry.
The review meeting was attended by Shri Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Shri  Chandra Shekhar Kumar, Additional Secretary and other senior officers of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
APS/MG/RNM
Vice President's Secretariat
Chairman Rajya Sabha, convenes two meetings of floor leaders today to break the logjam in the House
“It is our prime duty to run the proceedings of House in an orderly manner,” VP to political parties
Next meeting of floor leaders is scheduled for March 23, 2023
The Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar called a meeting of the floor leaders of different political parties in Rajya Sabha twice today in an attempt to break the logjam in the House over the issues raised by both ruling as well as opposition parties.
In the meeting, he underlined that it is our prime duty to run the proceedings of the House in an orderly manner which is the essence of democracy and the expectation of the people. During the one and half hour-long meeting, Shri Dhankhar highlighted that the House is meant for debate and discussion in a collaborative manner, and not for confrontation and deadlock.
The first meeting was held at 11.30 am in which leaders of BJP, YSRCP, BJD and TDP were present. However, Floor Leaders of other Parties did not attend. The Chief Whip of the Congress Party and also the floor leader of the DMK Party called on the Chairman separately before the meeting and expressed their inability to attend the meeting convened by the Chairman. The Chairman indicated to these two leaders that this would not help the cause of democracy and his feelings be so conveyed to the leaders.
However, there was absence of leaders from INC, AITC, DMK, AAP, BJD, RJD, CPI , JD, AIADMK, NCP, SP, SS, CPI, TRS, AGP and others except for BJP, YSRCP, BJD and TDP in the first meeting.
Thereafter, the Rajya Sabha Chairman made another appeal to the floor leaders of the Parties, who absented from the first meeting, to revisit their decision and attend the second meeting which was held at 2:30 pm today.
The second meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Dr Harivansh, Shri Sharad Pawar , Dr Keshav Rao , Shri Tiruchi Siva , Dr Shantanu Sen , Shri M. Thambidurai , Shri Sasmit Patra , Shri GK Vasan , Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya ; Union Minister & Leader of House, Shri Piyush Goel, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Palhad Joshi, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for External Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan and Chief Whip of BJP , Shri Laxmikant Bajpai.
To engage in further consultation, the Chairman has scheduled the next meeting at 10.00 am on March 23, 2023, with a request to all floor leaders to make it convenient to attend.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Jal Jeevan Mission: 70% rural households have tap water connections in Maharashtra
55.10 lakh rural households get tap water supply in Maharashtra under Jal Jeevan Mission
Mumbai, 07th April 2022
A total of 103.54 lakh  rural households have tap water connections in Maharashtra out of the total 146.09 lakh rural households in the state, as of 04th April 2022. At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, only 48.44 lakh  rural households were reported to have tap water connections in Maharashtra. Since then, tap water connections have been provided to additional 55.10 lakh  rural households.
This information was given by Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Prahlad Singh Patel in written reply in Lok Sabha, today.
Jal Jeevan Mission
Since its launch in August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country including those of Maharashtra, by 2024.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Locust control operations carried out at 37 places in 11 districts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana during night of 30th-31st July, 2020
Till 30th July 2020, control operations have been done in more than 4.56 hectares area of 10 states
Locust control operations were carried out at 34 places in 09 districts viz. Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Nagaur, Hanumangarh, Jalore and Sirohi of Rajasthan and 02 places in Kutch district of Gujarat against swarms and hoppers by LCOs in the intervening night of 30th-31st July, 2020. Besides this, Haryana State Agriculture Department also carried out control operation at 1 place in Bhiwani district in the intervening night of 30th-31st July, 2020 against small groups and scattered population of locusts.
Starting from 11th April 2020 till 30th July 2020, control operations have been done in 2,26,979 hectares area in States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices . Till 30th July 2020, control operations have been done in 2,29,582 hectares area in States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Bihar by State Governments.
Presently, 104 control teams with spray vehicles are deployed in the States of Rajasthan and Gujarat, and more than 200 Central Government personnel are engaged in locust control operations. Further, 5 companies with 15 drones are deployed at Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur and Phalodi in Rajasthan for effective control of locusts on tall trees and in inaccessible areas through spraying of pesticides. A Bell helicopter has been deployed in Rajasthan for use in Scheduled Desert Area as per the need. Indian Air Force is also assisting in anti-locust operation by using Mi-17 helicopter.
No significant crop losses have been reported in the States of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Haryana. However, some minor crop losses have been reported in some districts of Rajasthan.
Today , swarms of immature pink locusts, adult yellow locusts and / or hoppers are active in Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Nagaur, Hanumangarh, Jalore and Sirohi districts of Rajasthan, Bhiwani district of Haryana and Kutch district of Gujarat.
- Hoppers mortality at Savrij Teh. Phalodi Jodhpur, Rajasthan
- Hoppers mortality at Guneri Tehsil Kutch , Gujarat
- LWO operation at Gudiya, Tehsil Nohar Hanumangarh Rajasthan.
- A drone in action at Jeloo Tehsil Tinwari Jodhpur
- Hoppers mortality at Rampura Tehsil Sedwa , Barmer
Food and Agriculture Organization’s Locust Status Update of 21.07.2020 indicates that the risk of swarm migration from Horn of Africa prevails in coming weeks. In Somalia, the swarms are moving eastwards across the north and a limited number of swarms could migrate across the Indian Ocean to the Indo-Pakistan border area; during the remainder of this month.
Weekly virtual meeting on Desert Locust of South-West Asian countries  is being organized by FAO. 16 virtual meetings of the technical officers of South West Asian countries have taken place so far
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Review meeting of Crop Residue Management initiatives for the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi at Chandigarh tomorrow
Farm demonstration on Crop Residue Management at Village Harlalpur, District SAS Nagar, Punjab
Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,  will chair a meeting at Regional Institute of Cooperative Management , Sector-32, Chandigarh to review the Information, Education and Communication  activities being carried out in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi by Indian Council of Agricultural Research  - Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes  for the Crop Residue Management  Scheme tomorrow  in the afternoon.
Earlier, Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi will attend a farm demonstration on crop residue management at village Harlalpur in Kharar Tehsil, Distt SAS Nagar, Punjab and interact with farmers in the morning.
The objectives of the Crop Residue Management Scheme includes protecting environment from air pollution and preventing loss of nutrients and soil micro-organisms caused by burning of crop residue; promoting management of crop residue by retention/incorporation into the soil or collection for further utilization through the use of appropriate mechanization inputs; promoting Farm Machinery Banks for custom hiring of crop residue management machinery to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small landholding and high cost of individual ownership; creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration, capacity building activities and differentiated Information, Education and Communication strategies for effective utilization and management of crop residue.